Vehicle-support.



,L. WAND. VEHICLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1913.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913. l

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L. WAND.

VEHICLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12,1913.

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y MM r LEO WAND, OF ELIZABETH, ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE-SUPPORT,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.l 4, t! 13.

Application tiled .Tune 12, 1915i Serial No. 773,301.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Lno `WAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Jo Daviess and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Vehicle-Support; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful vehicle body support.

An object of this invention is to provide a support to prevent the wagon body from swinging back and forth as the wagon body moves vertically upon the vehicle spring, as

well assteadying the springs in their relative and proper positions, without interference with the free action of the spring.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a support of this nature that can be used with reat advantage in connection with an old ve icle, in order to reinforce the loose springs.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sup ort of this nature, that will prevent latera movement of the body, and also absorb the lateral strains.

In practical fields the details of construc- 80 tion may necessitate alterations, to which the patentee is entitled, provided the alterations fall within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features andrcombination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shou n in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Eigure 1 is a view showing the application of the improved vehicle body sup ort. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the support (etached. Fi 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Flg. 2. Fig. 4

is an enlarged detail view of a portion of said support. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing a modified connection between the rolls 10 and 32 and 20 and 30.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the rear spring of the vehicle running gear, fixed in the usual manner, as at 2 to the rear axle 3. Secured to the forward running gear 4 by means of the bolt 5 is an angular plate 6, and secured to the part 7 of the plate 6 by means of the bolt 8 is a plate 9, which is provided with a roll 10. Passing through the plate straps 11 55 and through the roll 10 is a bolt 12. One

of the plate straps 11 is secured on each side of a reach bar 13, by means of the boite llt, there being slots 15 in the plates il, so as to allow the plates to be adjusted ltmgiadinally relative to the bar 13. 5o

Secured to the rear axle 3 by means of The bolts 16 is an angular plate 1T, to "which the plate 18 is secured by the bolt, t9. le plate 18 is provided with a roll 20, y 1s arranged between the ends of the i* 21, there being a bolt 22 passing than a; the plates 2l. and the rolls 20. These p ses 21 are secured to the reach. bar 23, one p r each side, by means of the bolt 24, which r. tends through the slots 25 of the plates 1, if@ and by provision of the slots the plates 1*.. may be adjusted.

Secured to'the adjacent end pm'tions the bars 13 and 23 are plates 26 and 27, Ly means of thc bolts 28, which likewise er, m tend through slots 29 of said plates :36 am; 27. The slots 29 also permit of the adjiaftment of the plates 26 .and 27. Secured ftween the ends of the plates 27 is a roll i' of the plate 31, while secured between t? :f plates 26 is a roll 32 of the plate 33. Tile plates 31 and 33 are provided with aperture-i 34, which receive the reduced ends of the.r vertically arranged pin 36, there being nutsl upon the reduced ends 35 to hold the plates 31 and 33 in position. This verticali ranged pin 36 is bolted or otherv by means of the bolt 37 to a tr 39, which is provided with reducy which enter the offset curved ,in fil oi the supporting bars Nuts 13 are' fared on the ends 40 of the 'pin 39 to hohl the offset curved portionsllrlr in place. The supporting bars 42 are bolted at 44 to the body of the vehicle. n

It will be seen that as the body of the vehicle moves vertically incident to the action of the springs of the running gear, the pin 39 will rock, and with it the pin 36, and owing to the fact that the pin 36 is 'iolted so as to have a slight pivotal action, the body'of the vehicle is adapted to rack laterally. Furthermore, by this construction of vehicle bodyv support it is apparent the springs, as Well as the entire running gear' 105 are reinforced and steadied, incident to obstructions in the path of' the Wheels at the vehicle..

In Fig. 5 there is disclosed a rod vided with threads 51 at reaches'. The 110 threaded ends 51 are connected or i faded into the sleeves 52, which sleeves are provided with ears or lugs 53. The rod 50 may be rotated, so as to adjust the same relative to the sleeves 52, by taking hold of the rectangular enlargement 54. In lieu of the connections 13 and 23, and the plates 11, 26, 21

- porting bars constructed with opposed offset portions extending downwardly, said supporting bars adapted to be secured to a vehicle body, a rock pin mounted in said offset portions, a second pin arranged vertically and pivoted to vthe lirst pin to oscillate laterally, a reach bar connected at one end to the rear running gear whlle its other end 1s connected to the lower end of the vertically arranged pin, a second reach bar having one end connected to the forward running gear and its other' end connected to the up er end of the vertical pin.

n testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEO WAND.

Witnesses:

S. B. REYNOLDS, A. E. MoUcxN.l 

